>>But forced taxation for the purposes of redistribution of wealth strikes me as a form of slavery, and therefore immoral.<<

That idea is beyond stupid. It is closed minded, willfully ignorant, antisocial, unpatriotic fantasy.

He's the deal, all the money that you make that doesn't require the use of public facilities like ports and roads and institutions such as property laws and regulated and insured banks to make, keep and spend is yours to keep. The other 99.999% is subject to taxation by your lawfully elected governments.

Taxation has nothing to do with morality. Taxation is politics.